André de Grasse Launches Premium Red Wine at 19.62

Canada’s most medaled male Olympian, André de Grasse Partnered with Piritelli Estate Winery in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario to launch his signature red wine named 19.62. On Tuesday night, Douglas hosted an event at Toronto’s iconic Casa His Roma to celebrate his achievements and new wines.

The wine is a 2020 vintage Reserve Corvina Cabernet Franc Blend. Only 6,000 bottles of wine were produced. it is available online for $50. A portion of the proceeds will go to the Andre De Grasse Family Foundation, which is committed to empowering and inspiring young people through sport and education.

100 bottles are signed by the 200m gold medalist and available for purchase for $500, with proceeds going to André de Grasse. Future Champion Scholarship Program.

Piritelli Estate Winery is a partner of the Canadian Olympic Committee. “After winning gold in Tokyo, I thought this was the perfect opportunity to get out of my comfort zone a bit and show that I’m more than an athlete,” de Grasse said. to the media.

The wine’s character was chosen by de Grasse’s biggest supporter, his mother. beverly“When Beverly Toured Piliteri Estates Last fall, she, along with family and friends, put together some tasting samples for her son, who was training in Florida at the time. Brian Levine President of Envision Sports & Entertainment (De Grasse’s office).

“De Grasse and his mom especially liked the red. And next thing you know, we labeled to raise money for the André De Grasse Foundation and the launch party. ‘, says Levine.

Canadian Olympic royalty and sporting celebrities, including other members of the recent 4x100m World Championship relay team, came to cheer on (Aaron Brown, Jerome Blake, Brendon Rodney); Canadian female Olympian with the most medals, Penny Olexiak; Canadian decathlete and 2022 World Championship silver medalist Pierce Lupage and Toronto Raptors forward, OG Anunoby.

“This is the perfect partnership of champions,” he said. Charlie Piritelli, owner of Piritelli Estate. “Piritelli Estate Winery has achieved excellence on the global wine stage and has won more than 1,000 awards. We are proud to partner with Grasse.”